Washington Featured in Condé Nast Traveler: The Best Towns in Connecticut

We are thrilled to share that our charming town of Washington has been named as one of the “Best Towns in Connecticut” by Condé Nast Traveler. The article describes Washington as the inspiration for the fictional town of Stars Hollow in Gilmore Girls, as well as mentions of the Mayflower Inn & Spa, Hickory Stick Bookshop, Gunn Historical Museum, as well as our local eateries and restaurants. Read more in the full article below!

Read the excerpt from the article:

“Washington, located in rural Litchfield County, is well-known to be the inspiration for Stars Hollow. Most of the credit goes to the Washington Green Historic District, which has a high concentration of colonial architecture including the First Congregational Church Meetinghouse and the Gunn Historical Museum. Channel Rory and grab a book at Hickory Stick Bookshop—they normally have a shelf of recommendations pegged to the ingénue member of the intelligentsia. There are tons of charming local brick-and-mortars at which you can eat and drink to your heart’s content: The Smithy, Marty’s Café, The Po Café, and G.W. Tavern to name a wide-ranging few. “

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For more features of Washington, visit our In the Press section.